The unfortunately familiar scenes of deadly shootings on school campuses, such as the Reynolds High School shooting in Troutdale last year and the mass shooting in Roseburg at Umpqua Community College last month were top of mind as the recommendations were shared.

"My heart will never be healed. The only way I can get through every day is to continue to work to make a change,” she said

The task force’s recommendations include developing a statewide database of every school's floor plan, standardizing the terminology used in responding to and assessing threats, and creating a threat assessment system and establishing a statewide tip line.

Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts, who chaired the task force, noted that early reporting is key.

"What we've learned from research is that with many of acts across the country, what happens is people know about the crime ahead of time, and don't report it."

In fact, the task force found that in 81 percent of recent school shootings, someone knew about the threat, and in 93 percent of those cases, that person was a peer.

The statewide tip line would allow students, friends and family members to report threats. Those reports would first be assessed by the school, and then by a team of community members made up of educators, mental health professionals and police.

Hoffman, meanwhile remains determined that her son's death won't be in vain.

"That is my hope. That is my hope. I don't anyone to ever have to feel what we have felt as a family, after losing Emilio," she said.

The task force is now trying to determine how much it will cost to implement their recommendations. Once that cost is determined, they plan to seek funding.

Nearly two weeks after 16-year-old Amy Yu vanished with 45-year-old Kevin Esterly, the pair was found Saturday in Mexico and the man was arrested, authorities say. (Allentown Police Department)

Nearly two weeks after a 16-year-old Pennsylvania girl vanished with a 45-year-old man, the pair was found Saturday in Mexico and the man was arrested, authorities say. Amy Yu was "unharmed and in good health."

Nearly two weeks after a 16-year-old Pennsylvania girl vanished with a 45-year-old man, the pair was found Saturday in Mexico and the man was arrested, authorities say. Amy Yu was "unharmed and in good health."

The Eugene Police Department’s spokesperson, Melinda McLaughlin, says there has been eight robberies in Eugene in two weeks and several of those happened just a block or two from the University of Oregon.

The Eugene Police Department’s spokesperson, Melinda McLaughlin, says there has been eight robberies in Eugene in two weeks and several of those happened just a block or two from the University of Oregon.